Although the relationship with President Donald Trump ended in a spectacular and controversial way, Elon Musk continues to pump millions of dollars in support of Republican candidates, preparing the land for the half-term term of office, informs the Financial Times. The data published on Thursday show that the CEO Tesla was the largest individual donor for the committees that support Republican candidates in the Congress race, despite the fact that his links with the Trump administration have brought a wave of «adverse reactions» on his business. On June 27, Musk turned $ 5 million to the two main super Pacs that support Republican candidates for the Chamber of Representatives and Senate, according to the documents submitted to the Federal Commission for US elections. This happened just a few days after the billionaire launched the idea of forming a rival party. In parallel, his political committee, America Pac – used last year to support Trump's campaign and local candidates from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – had less than $ 200,000 in the accounts. Musk donated a total of $ 45 million to America Pac, most funds being channeled in support of Brad Schimel, a conservative who lost 10 percentage points for the Supreme Court of the State Wisconsin. The richest man in the world, who has invested over $ 250 million in Trump's election campaign, had announced in May that he intends to drastically reduce his political donations, frustrated by the defeat of Schimel and the wave of negative reactions against his business, especially according to his role in conducting the controversial «Department of Government». The Trump rupture was a public one with major repercussions: Musk harshly criticized the main fiscal law and expenditure of the white house, calling it «full of unnecessary expenses» and resumed the speculation on Trump's ties with the deceased Pedophil Jeffrey Epstein. In response, Trump threatened that the government could cancel the profitable contracts of Musk's companies, such as Spacex and Starlink, and even suggested the possibility of deporting his former ally.
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